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BINKYBUNNY FORUMS

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- 01/11/2011 at 12:31 AM
  Rabbitsareecool
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  I have 4 bun’s and i usually pay attention to all the girls but lately i have noticed that i forget about the boy- freddy. I feel really really bad so i try to pat him and get him use to me. But when i pat him he runs away and when i pick him up he squirms! How do i get him use to me??
- 01/11/2011 at 12:41 AM
  LizzieKnittyBun
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  One of the things that makes our buns feel much more comfortable with us is not picking them up unless they need their nails done, etc. Most bunnies don’t like being held, especially up off of the ground. Perhaps it’s an instinctual reaction to being a prey animal; if they’re off the ground, they can’t run from potential predators.
  
  It is hard to avoid picking them up because they’re so CUTE, but I know from experience that they’ll be less likely to run if they don’t think they’re going to be held.
- 01/11/2011 at 12:48 AM
  Rabbitsareecool
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  Yes, but when i first got him off my mum’s friend-he ran up to his old owner and let her pick him up and put him on his back…
- 01/11/2011 at 12:50 AM
  LizzieKnittyBun
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  oh… that’s awesome!
  
  : D
- 01/11/2011 at 12:53 AM
  Rabbitsareecool
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  haha i know! i just want to get him to get use to me so i would be able to put him on his back haha he is capable of doing tricks- he is one of the smartest rabbits i have ever had! =D
- 01/11/2011 at 12:56 AM
  LizzieKnittyBun
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  Well… you could try the “on the floor, ignore” trick. That has worked for a lot of people, me included when Remy was a baby. You let him out and just lie there, very still. If and when he comes up to you, you don’t react in any way. Don’t reach out to him or respond to him. He’ll probably sniff you and maybe even jump on your back. Eventually he’ll come to trust you and realize that you’re safe!
- 01/11/2011 at 1:08 AM
  Rabbitsareecool
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  ohh! that is such a good idea! thanks i’ll try that asap (:
- 01/11/2011 at 1:12 AM
  LizzieKnittyBun
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  Let me know how it works!
- 01/11/2011 at 1:29 AM
  Monkeybun
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  How old was he when the previous owner had him? it could just be that he has gotten older and isn’t an easy going baby now.
- 01/11/2011 at 5:25 PM
  Rabbitsareecool
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  Training Session #1 Was a jpb well done! Freddy jumped right up to me and you know what he stayed on me for about 40mins then fell asleep!!! Now he is playing with the kittens (:
- 01/11/2011 at 5:25 PM
  Rabbitsareecool
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  Training Session #1 Was a job well done! Freddy jumped right up to me and you know what he stayed on me for about 40mins then fell asleep!!! Now he is playing with the kittens (:
- 01/11/2011 at 5:25 PM
  Rabbitsareecool
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  Training Session #1 Was alright. freddy didnt run up to me he slowly came up but he loves the kittens haha
- 01/11/2011 at 5:29 PM
  Rabbitsareecool
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  sorry i dont know why there is 3… haha the first 2 is training session #1 and the last one is training session #2
- 01/11/2011 at 5:33 PM
  cactuspancake
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  According to the clickerbunny book I’ve been treating Franz when he let’s me touch his chin/ belly/ feet, and giving him a big reward when he let’s us pick him up. It took a couple months but he likes being pick up now!!
- 01/11/2011 at 5:34 PM
  LizzieKnittyBun
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  lol, everyone loves kittens!
  
  Jumping on up you so soon like is amazing progress!!
- 01/11/2011 at 5:36 PM
  Rabbitsareecool
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  i know! it was incredible! but when i touched him he ran away haha. When i let the kittens inside they ran up to him and Freddy kept chasing them and when they went away he would go looking for them lol!
- 01/11/2011 at 5:37 PM
  LizzieKnittyBun
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  awwww! Do you have a camera? I’d love to see pictures of them romping together!
- 01/11/2011 at 5:50 PM
  Rabbitsareecool
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  sure! i will take some now (:
- 01/11/2011 at 5:51 PM
  LizzieKnittyBun
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  thank you, dear one : D
- 01/11/2011 at 6:17 PM
  Rabbitsareecool
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  i cant seem to get the photo up… hmmm
- 01/11/2011 at 6:38 PM
  LizzieKnittyBun
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  oh nooooooooooes! Is it too big? You can open it up in Microsoft Paint, go to “Image,” then “Resize/Scew” and make it smaller so BB will let you upload it.
- 01/11/2011 at 10:46 PM
  LoveChaCha
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  Interesting
  
  Bunnies have moods.. sometimes mine wants to be bossy bun and demands pets, some days she doesn’t want anything to do with me.
  
  I’ve fallen asleep on the couch several times this week and she jumps on me, crawls on me, and thinks it is funny to jump onto the couch and be face to face
- 01/12/2011 at 5:37 AM
  LittlePuffyTail
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  I still often use the “sit on the floor, ignore” technique with Olivia because she is so skittish. I often lay on a blanket on the floor and watch tv and she uses me as a jungle gym and then will come over for nose pets. Some bunnies are like cats, it has to be “THEIR” idea.
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